DAILY ASPIRIN LINKED TO 'WET' AMD

Daily use of aspirin over the long term, as with coumadin, eventually causes the cell wall membrane to fail and bleeding is the end result, and it can be uncontrollable in a large number of cases. 


There are so many safe and effective natural supplements and remedies that will help with maintaining "thinned" blood it is puzzling why people subject themselves to these risks.

 "Regular aspirin users at higher risk of sight problems, research suggests" Martin Evans, The Telegraph, 10/3/11, telegraph.co. uk 

Study after study has shown that daily aspirin use increases the risk of intestinal bleeding and a potentially fatal haemorrhage. Also, a recent study showed some disturbing news for anyone who values their eyesight.

 Dutch researchers examined more than 4,000 elderly patients. Among these patients, 840 took a daily low-dose aspirin. When the researchers compared records, they found that those who used aspirin were TWO TIMES more likely to develop "wet" advanced macular degeneration (AMD) - the advanced form of the disease that sharply increases risk of blindness. 

This does not prove that aspirin promotes wet AMD... but there is a significant link and a very alarming risk that should be taken seriously.

Researchers continued to say that the heart health benefits of aspirin outweigh the AMD risks.

But in a 2005 New England Journal of Medicine study, some 20,000 middle-aged women took 100mg of aspirin daily for 10 years. Another group of nearly the same size took a placebo.

Results showed that aspirin provided no protection from heart attack, but did slightly reduce risk of ischemic stroke. 

Meanwhile, women in the aspirin group were found to have a 40% increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding severe enough to require transfusions!

Add to that wet AMD and this "wonder drug" may not be worth the risk. 

More trauma deaths if taking warfarin

With so many better natural approaches to keeping your blood "thinned", warfarin isn't really necessary.
Look to natto, garlic, vitamin E, red clover, more.  But find the correct one for your own health needs.

NASHVILLE, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Warfarin -- a blood thinner used to prevent blood clots -- may be linked with an increased risk of death after traumatic injuries, U.S. researchers say.

Dr. Lesly A. Dossett of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville and colleagues studied data from more than 1.2 million patients admitted to eligible trauma centers from 2002 to 2007, of which 36,270 patients were prescribed warfarin and 26,841 patients were age 65 and older.

The total proportion of warfarin users increased from 2.3 percent in 2002 to 4 percent in 2006, and in those age 65 and older, the proportion went from 7.3 percent in 2002 to 12.8 percent in 2006.

The study, published online ahead of print in the May issue of the journal Archives of Surgery, finds that overall, warfarin users were also more likely to die from their injuries compared to non-users -- 9.3 percent vs. 4.8 percent.

"The most profound impact is among younger patients with head injuries. While older patients with severe head injuries have high mortality rates whether or not they are warfarin users, warfarin use increases the mortality from severe head injuries by 50 percent in patients younger than 65 years," the study authors say. "These data support other reports that suggest that patients who undergo pre-injury anti-coagulation with warfarin are at increased risk of death after trauma."

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2011/01/18/Warfarin-users-have-more-trauma-deaths/UPI-45391295412360/#ixzz1BWOvcUsP